Different Schools for a Different World

(School Improvement for 21st Century Skills, Global Citizenship, and Deeper Learning) (Solutions for Creating the Learning Spaces Students Deserve)

Scott McLeod, Dean Shareski

• Publisher: Solution Tree Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781943874101
• eBook ISBN: 9781943874118
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Educational Policy

This resource details six key arguments for why educators must approach school improvement differently in the 21st century: (1) information literacy, (2) the economy, (3) learning, (4) boredom, (5) innovation, and (6) equity. Learn how schools are tackling these six arguments head-on in order to help students grow into global citizens, critical thinkers, innovators, and literate content consumers.

How this book will help you modernize your school culture and increase student success:

• Consider the factors that are preventing students from being successful in the global 21st-century world.
• Examine what makes traditional school improvement plans counterproductive.
• Learn about the common building blocks of deeper learning schools.
• Review the research that proves deeper learning environments enhance school results, such as student engagement and cultural competence.
• Study profiles of several deeper learning schools that epitomize the kinds of diverse organizational and instructional models emerging around the world.
  
  

Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Information Literacy Argument
Chapter 2: The Economic Argument
Chapter 3: The Learning Argument
Chapter 4: The Boredom Argument
Chapter 5: The Innovation Argument
Chapter 6: The Equity Argument
Chapter 7: The Alternative
Epilogue
References and Resources

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• About the Authors
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Information Literacy Argument
• Chapter 2: The Economic Argument
• Chapter 3: The Learning Argument
• Chapter 4: The Boredom Argument
• Chapter 5: The Innovation Argument
• Chapter 6: The Equity Argument
• Chapter 7: The Alternative
• Epilogue
• References and Resources